25 years ago today Dad had a cerebral hemorrhage

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

I'll never forget Mom shaking me awake and saying, "Get your clothes on - we're taking Dad to the hospital." I went in to see him before the ambulance came and his speech was very slurred. He said "I'm sick all over" and "I'm dying." Die he did, the next morning.

:cry: :cry: :cry:

[Midlodemocrat]

1. RIP, DadDTBK and B925.

:hug:

[Flaxbee]

3. wait - WHAT?

What about B925? What have I missed? Worried here ---

And not to hijack your thoughts, DTBK, what a sad anniversary. I'm so sorry. At least you saw him briefly before he was gone. :hug:

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

5. No no - Bullwinkle's fine!

She meant RIP to Bullwinkle's and my dad!

Thank you. It's hard to believe he's been gone for over half of my life.

[Flaxbee]

7. oh, OK.

I recalled a thread last week where Bullwinkle wasn't doing too well... phew!

Thanks for letting me know.

Do you do anything on this day to remember him? Some people like to have small ceremonies, or rituals, and others don't -- I honestly don't remember the days my grandmothers died, but still feel their loss acutely. My memory is weird - more feelings rather than specific events (drives my husband crazy sometimes).

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

9. No rituals - just kind of mentally reliving the day

Seeing him in his casket was the hardest thing I've ever had to do (until I had to see my mother in her casket). We weren't with him when he died - he died at 6:05 the next morning. I feel so awful about that. I was lucky to receive the last known response from him - there's a silly face I make, and I made it for him and he kind of crinkled up his nose as though he were either smiling or trying to make the same face.

:cry: :cry: :cry:

[Gormy Cuss]

8. Nice phrasing, Bulworth-Litton.

:eyes:

[Parche]

2. Hug

Things happen too quick sometimes
:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hi:

[lost-in-nj]

4. ....

:hug: to you and Bullwinkle925


lost

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

6. Bullwinkle, Larry and little Erin were visiting us from California when he died

It was good that they were with us.

[Gormy Cuss]

10. Sad how these anniversaries creep up on us

and it just doesn't seem like it was that long ago. :hug:

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

11. DTBK I know that feeling all too well ...

My mom survived a brain aneurysm almost 2 years ago. I am so sorry that you had to go through that. :hug:

[applegrove]

12. So sorry.

[Taverner]

13. So sorry

:hug: